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In early 2004, I took a trip to the local landfill after spending the day landscaping my backyard. I was horrified by how many single-use bags filled the scene. Plastic bags blanketed the landscape in a thin mix of white and beige plastic.

On my way home, I continued to notice plastic bags everywhere; caught in trees and on fence posts, half drowned in gutter puddles and blowing in the streets like urban tumbleweeds. I vowed to stop using single-use bags for good. Inspired, I dropped a few bucks on a secondhand sewing machine and began sewing what would ultimately become the first ChicoBag brand reusable bag.

- Andy Keller

CHICOBAG CORE VALUES

WE BUILD OPEN, HONEST, WIN-WIN-WIN RELATIONSHIPS

We always strive for the holistic win, win, win - where all parties, including our Earth are considered. We communicate openly with our customers, partners and with each other. We seek first to understand, then to be understood. We are proactive, courageous and start with the end in mind. We measure what is important. We say only what we mean. We don’t make assumptions and we find the courage to ask questions and to express what we really want. This type of communication leads to open and honest relationships that allow for the needs of each party to be met.

WE STRIVE FOR ZERO WASTE

We strive to leave the planet better than we found it. When waste does not become food for another system; natural or otherwise, it becomes pollution. We are committed to continually creating efficiencies that eliminate waste in all aspects of our business. We walk the talk and simply refuse the big 4 (single-use plastic bags, single-use water bottles, single-use cups and polystyrene take-out). We value efficiency, durability, innovation and quality. We always strive to do our best, and acknowledge that we will make mistakes. We will never let a mistake go to waste - always improving, always learning, always being the change we wish to see in the world. We believe this is good for our businesses, good for the people whose lives we touch and good for the planet.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING OUR BUSINESS CLEANER & OUR PLANET HEALTHIER


We have implemented an office recycling program to eliminate waste wherever possible. The average American contributes over 130 pounds of waste to a landfill per month – with our program that we have in place, the entire ChicoBag office contributes less than 30!

All leftover food scraps go into our compost pile that is managed by our office pets - a flock of chickens! The food "trash" stays out of the landfill and the eggs that they produce creates a win-win situation!

The average person uses 2,400 – 3,000 paper towels at work, in a given year. At ChicoBag each employee has their own hand towel in the restroom and cloth napkins available in the break room which eliminates the need for additional paper waste.

Supporting our community by giving back is at the core of who we are. From local park cleanups to serving meals to those in need, we actively support like-minded organizations that believe in leaving the planet a better place than we found it.

Closing the loop on our product lifecycle is important to us. Our pay it forward program allows us to donate reusable bags to fixed and low income families ready to start a reusable bag habit, or recycle them into new useful products through partnerships with artists, crafters and non-profit organizations.

We believe that nothing that is used for a moment needs to last a lifetime. All ChicoBag employees pledge to refuse "The Big 5" (single-use bags, cups, utensils, bottles and straws). To reduce our impact we use reusable containers and snack bags when we pack our lunches, and bring our own take-out containers when we go out! It does take some adjustment and planning, but it’s well worth the effort.